Conference of Parties - #COP21
Live news and updates from the Conference of Parties - #COP21 The 2015 Paris Climate Conference






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Always energetic @LaurenceTubiana lets nothing stop her work these two weeks. Yay Laurence! https://t.co/U9zO1nQ18Z2:08 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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COP21: What does two degrees Celsius global warming look like? https://t.co/tL0nrroRPV2:12 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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.@SustainUSAgents delegate @EricaRBower speaking for @IYCM at #COP21 on the need for #LossAndDamage in the agreement https://t.co/UOok4ANIGw2:18 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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Condemning attacks, leaders in Paris make careful leap to climate change
For world leaders attending a long-planned climate summit in Paris just weeks after 130 people were killed by Islamic State militants in the French capital, addressing the coincidental convergence of global warming and terrorism was unavoidable.
In a series of some 150 opening speeches at the heavily guarded facility on the outskirts of Paris, most heads of state and prime ministers offered condolences to their French hosts, pivoting quickly, sometimes awkwardly, to the climate talks.
Many said the decision to press on with the summit in Paris so soon after the attacks was itself a rebuke to extremists trying to sow fear and disrupt normal life. French President Francois Hollande said the two issues were inseparable, "two big global challenges" to be addressed for the next generation.
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President Obama has played his cards right on climate issues, but there are several sobering concerns ahead: https://t.co/3hZmaha0It #COP211:25 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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Obama says climate change an economic, security imperative
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the world needs an enduring framework for addressing climate change and that he would seek an agreement that would boost economies as well as help the planet's environment.
"If we let the world keep warming as fast as it is and sea levels rising as fast as they are and weather patterns keep shifting in more unexpected ways, then before long we are going to have to devote more and more and more of our economic resources not to growing opportunity for our people but to adapting to the various consequences of the changing climate," he said at a press conference.
"This is an economic and security imperative that we have to tackle now." -
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From space we are privileged to see the beauty of Earth but also our impact on it's environment. #COP21 #YearInSpace https://t.co/rCD3PIDIX52:12 PM - 30 Nov 2015
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Our photographers are pretty well kitted out to get their smashing shots. #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter edited by elizabeth.culliford 12/1/2015 2:01:56 PM -
#Obama warns if #climate change continues, will have to spend more economic resources adapting to impacts https://t.co/m1dg6X7dBA #COP211:45 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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There are certain things the market doesn't price: clean air, for ex. If you put a price on carbon, the market will respond: #Obama #COP211:48 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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'The Trees' installation. 'Result of a research project' an artist and scientist Work together on… www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 2:16:38 PM -
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Ban Ki-moon spotlights importance of African leadership in addressing climate change #COP21 https://t.co/VRY97wabSK https://t.co/e4ES8tekWl1:56 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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Obama says carbon price tag would drive innovation
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the best way to drive innovation and reduce carbon emissions is "to put a price on it" but he does not expect that from the current Republican-dominated U.S. Congress.
"If you put a price on it, then the entire market would respond," he told a news conference at the U.N. climate conference in Paris.
As people come to realize the costs of climate change, Obama said they will start to put a price tag on the damage it is doing. Insurance companies are beginning to realize that in terms of how they price risk, he said.
"It may be that the politics around setting up a cap-and-trade system, for example, shifts as well," he said. "Obviously I'm not under any illusion that this Congress will impose something like that." -
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Segolene Royal, French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy: "We intended these spaces to be a place of meetings and exchanges.".@RoyalSegolene : "Nous avons voulu que ces espaces soient un lieu de rencontres et d'échanges" #COP21 #GoCOP21 https://t.co/u7nLfKh1NZ2:13 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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Where the NGOs and companies are set up - Climate Generation area #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:26:21 PM -
A message tree. Visitors are encouraged to write down 'What do you love and hope to never lose to… www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:26:26 PM -
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The Carbon Literacy Project sharing information at #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:28:32 PM -
A 3D printing Twitter booth. Using the hashtag #COP21 seems to keep it going. www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:29:43 PM -
The cycle charging station in the Generation Climate area is decidedly more energetic! #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:33:51 PM -
Google displays carbon conservatory data. #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:34:48 PM -
Obama: climate change an economic, security imperative
ReutersU.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the world needs an enduring framework for addressing climate change and that he would seek an agreement that would boost economies as well as help the planet's environment. -
Lots of ways to spend physical energy here with static cycles to charge tech or even calculate… www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:43:19 PM -
These little chaps are on site representing the WWF. #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:45:42 PM -
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#COP21 chalkboard messages http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVJsKzKWwAA_e7n.jpg
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:51:29 PM -
Earth smiley pins for visitors to #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:52:05 PM -
'COPcakes'? Sweet offerings for #COP21 visitors. www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:53:31 PM -
These pretty poppies are made from the bottoms of plastic drinks bottles. #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 3:54:26 PM -
Species-specific origami. #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 4:04:33 PM -
Polygon forests on the walls at Generation Climate #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 4:06:01 PM -
Very colourful in the Generation Climate area of #COP21 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVJwJZoWoAAJ6vB.jpg
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/1/2015 4:08:53 PM
Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.
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